The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-28
lit 4WASzA FARCE.
THE BALTIMORE CITY ELEcrloN
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Carried by tho Usual iltrauda-lIow! Thou.
sands Of Republicans were Disfrnnehlsed j
by Purpoaely Aiisspelled Names on tho n
Registration Lists-stiil Hopiog. 4 4. y

BALTIMORE, Nm, Oct. o7.-TLe american
to-day says: Fraud Is again triumphant
In our city, The united and energetic
work Of Republicans and Reform Demo.
Gratis was powerless yesterday against en-.
trenched corruption. Tho miserable cleo.
ton law which the Democratic managers
cling 10 with the desperation Of drowning
mon, afforded ample opportunities for the
repetition OF the perntcioua practices
which have 90 often made farce of cleo.
! ttons Ia this city and State, and again de.
teated tho will OF the people. Repeating,
In ite most aggravated form, prevailed In !;
the Democratic Btropghol3a which gave
Hodges majority two years ago, and uiti.
zsns-especially tho colorsd voters-were
intimldated or driven from the polls, The
resnlt was foreshadowed when 1t was
mado manfeat that the courts :of Justice,
though they surrendered all their time to
the herculenn task, were unable to pure
tho repatriation lists to any apprecIable
extent. With honest registration, tho
suppression OF lawleBsnefs and intimida-
ton and a fair count Mr.. Bartlett would,
undoubtedly, have swept tho city by TO-.
600 msjority but the registers and the
roughs stood 40 IN impreguable barrier
between the people and honest efforts for
their enfranchisement. Eil,i r
Tho appointment OF reputable supervi-
sora and honest Judges ia a mockery, as
long 90 subservient registers remain to (
obey tho wiahes Of tho managers, instead
OF tho laws thoy are sworn to execute, and
thugs employ the tactics Of bullying and
intimidation, so Huccessfully insupurated
in 1875, and practiced since then. Among
the tricks reaorted to yesterday to defeat
the will Of the people, the most common
and effective was tho misspelling Of the
names Of voters, Or miespellipg or eubsti-
tuition OF initials. Thousands were thus
deliberately dinfranchised who would have
polled plumpers against foul wrongs which
are annually perpetrated on longeuffsr- !
ing people. 81 I. 5,7s5 t.55 'l5ff.sl5i., ,sl5
NOT DIscouRAGINa.
The Republicans and Democrats who
made the fight for honest repatriation and
fair elections havs no reason 10 regret
their course, and none whatever for be.
ing diep!rlted. A mora gallant, uncom-
promising and desperate political strupsle
OF right against wrong has never been
made in this city. The Republicans, with
an uneel6shness Of purpose for which
they cannot be too highly commended,
thruat aside party considerations In favor
Of tho rights of the whole people, and the !
Reform Democrats who acted with them
severed lifelong ties, and subjected them
selves to sneers, defamation and ostracism
in defense Of honesty and principle. The
indetatigable energy of the Rsform League
In hunting down crime and criminals will
yet produce proportionate results.
The contest is now transferred from the
city to the State. The same perfect or
ganization and splendid work which have
ALREADY struck terror, to the hearts OF
Democratic msnsgerB will win in Novem-
bsr. The State ticket Of the "regula7a'' is
infinitely weaker than Latrobe, whom the
managers were forced against their will to
nominate. y5i4s - ~ :, = Is